IN 1929 Willis Hawley and Reed Smoot, two protectionist Republicans in Congress, sponsored a bill to raise tariffs to the highest levels America had ever seen.

1929年，美国的两名共和党保护主义者威利斯‧霍利和里德‧斯穆特，在国会上提出了一项议案--将关税提高至美国史上最高水平。

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DURING the Great Depression, America's protectionist Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 raised tariffs on more than 900 goods.

在大萧条期间，1930年，美国保护主义者斯穆特·霍利的法案对900多种商品增加了关税。

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DURING the Great Depression, America’s protectionist Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 raised tariffs on more than 900 goods. A series of retaliatory actions by other countries followed.

大萧条时期，美国1930年带有保护主义色彩的斯姆特霍利法案对900多种商品征收关税，随即招来了世界各国接二连三的报复措施。

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Yet some still cling to protectionist tariffs like an overgrown child to a security blanket.

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Politicians may peddle protectionist tariffs, quotas or "safety" regulations as "helping the economy, " but these are more often acts of political favoritism, rewarding one or another special interest.

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"I don't see why agriculture always has to be the bargaining chip in Europe's trade negotiations... especially when a certain number of South American countries, notably Argentina, are putting new protectionist tariffs on food imports, " he said.

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